Anza Borrego Desert State Park - California State Parks - State of ...

Final Report – October 2001
worried about fires, maybe have people pass unsafe-camp fire course allowing those who pass
to camp anywhere for free.
Park should be managed for wilderness and wildlife; no off-road vehicles or new RV parks or
new roads. Bring back natural wild fire patterns. My experience of solitude and silence was very
disturbed by flyovers of planes and helicopters.
Open up more primitive campsites with Porto Potties.
No
Need for more parking and camping.
More trails and more camping spots. Have control over rules over visitor’s animals.
More off road tracks
Love the natural feel of the park. Appreciate not having it "groomed" into amusement park
condition.
Limit amount of people entering Park as population increases. Also, tell them to quit having so
many babies.
Less is more! Inform people of the danger but do not cater to idiots or RV's! Nature should be
kept as natural as possible.
Keep up the great work! Perhaps a few more developed campsites, like Palmer Canyon and
Tamarsle (??). Portable drinking water at campsites. More hiking trails. More enforcement of
rules, reg, i.e. dog trails. More trash and recycling bins (larger)
Keep park primitive
Keep it natural and primitive!
It is our favorite place to come in all of the Southwestern USA. It's peaceful, restful - yet
challenging hikes keep us going every day. We hope our grandchildren will find the joys we have
here in Anza - Borrego State Park.
We hope you provide more primitive camping. For example, parking spots for RV's are very
limited at Mt. Palm Springs campground.
I think that banning the use of off-road vehicles will ensure some of the peace and solitude that
people come here for. I think that it also ensures that the ecology of the desert will also be
protected. I am a herbalist/ecologist who came here with a group of 27 others to observe and
study some important medicinal plants of the region. To me, their protection is of the utmost
importance. I also feel the same way about the entire ecosystem that includes the families of
four-legged creatures, the slithering and crawling beasts and the rocks and sand that binds
everything together. Some places should be managed for the habitat, not people - I think this is
a place to manage not for its resources for humans, but for the critters and plants.
The Southwest School for Botanical Medicine comes yearly to observe and study.
I miss the handout that tells how Indians used various plants.
Have people pick up trash along the highways and in the park (cans, bottles, etc.) Please.
First visit - very impressed
Enjoyed our visit
Rangers were very helpful when our car got stuck on a rock.
Enjoy our stay
Build and maintain trails beyond the attraction.
i.e. beyond palm canyon grove
Beautiful Park - but there are really rams here? (We've looked for two years in a row and haven't
seen any!)
Be careful of letting us "love it to death"!
Ban the use of generators.
As frequent visitors to the area I would like to see a few more developed sites. I believe this
would increase the visitors to the area as well as provide enough space for peak travel.
Allow park to remain as natural as possible.
AB is wonderful! Thanks for taking such good care of it and asking me what I thought.
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